Nocturne

color/geometric harmony and contrast through abstraction, often conveying this with musical imagery in his titling such as Nocturne, 1910 [Fig. 1], Fugue in Red and Blue, 1909-1912 [Fig. 2], and Solo of a Brown Line, 1912-1913 [Fig. 3]. Nocturne, although completed two years before the term “orphism” was applied to art, shows Kupka’s early development of abstraction. “Nocturnes” in both music and art are romantic representations of night scenes, where here [Fig. 1] the harmony of color and play of

two different periods, the Baroque and the Romantic. Garrett performed Sonata V from “L’echo du Danube,” Op.9 by Johannes Schenk on the viola da gamba. The composition consisted of six movements. Junko Ueno Garrett performed Nocturne Op. 27 No.2 in D flat Major and Nocturne Op.9 No. 3

George Crumb, an American avant-garde style composer born in 1929, once declared, “It is easy to write unthinking music” (Bio.com, American Composers Orchestra). In his piece, “Dream Images”, Crumb intentionally uses both tonal and post-tonal techniques, such as set theory, melodic borrowing, and specific usage of dynamics, to create an unconscious feeling, as if in a dream. Although the theme of “Dream Images” is one of “unthinking” and fantasizing, because of its intricacies, it was definitely

On September 21st, 2017 I attended a classical concert at the Organ Recital Hall located in the UCA building on campus. The first piece of music was performed by Tony on the bassoon and Dan on the organ. This piece also had two movements, the first was Der Gartner composed by Hugo Wolf and the second movement was Ma Rendi Pur Contento composed by Yincenzo Bellini. Der Gartner started out with a four-measure intro and then the rest of this movement was in a 6/8 meter. The bassoon and the organ both

Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 and Raindrop Prelude in D-flat Major, Opus 28. No. 15 are two of his works in this category(“Piano “1). As aforementioned Chopin had a love for Polish folk music and his polonaises and the mazurkas are Polish dance

(Kamien 1998, p. 210). Chopin, who only lived thirty-nine years, was the only great composer who wrote almost exclusively for piano (Kamien 229). His compositions give the piano a voice that almost has a singing quality. This is evident in his Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV5U8kVYS88). It is an early work of Chopin's, composed when he was about twenty years old. It has an intimate quality because it was meant to be heard in a small space, such as a parlor

The evolution of the Sonata form in the Classical period and the Romantic era gave composers a platform to encourage and indulge their curiosity. Theses composers took a form an exploited it as limitless. They introduced new elements that combined the classical and romantic era bridging them like star crossed lover’s. In this essay, my aim with this paper is to present how one of the greatest forms in music inspired genius throughout the classical era and beyond. Sonata during the Classical period

pieces of Richard Clayderman almost every weekend. Therefore, I really fall in love of the soft piano pieces. As I grew, I heard more and more classical music from different musician as Chopin, Beethoven, Bach and Haydn. Then I prefer to hear the Nocturne, Waltz, and some Preludes. Usually, I only listen the classical music that is played by a piano, or played by an Orchestra, like the symphony. This is my first time to really pay attention to hear the piano trio, and I really like the tone, those

film. Amidst the sounds of beating, gunshots, and crying that emphasize a powerful and destructive feeling, the sound of the piano brings an unbridled feeling of hope to this film. At the beginning of the movie, Wladyslaw is seen playing Chopin's Nocturne “Lento con gran espressione,” this is than interrupted by the sound of bombings. Although Wladyslaw continues to play the piece it is a beautiful demonstration of how hope is portrayed in the movie. A beautiful piano piece disturbed by the sounds

A Night to Remember Imagine the wonder of staring into a clear night sky, being able to see the stars reflecting against water and seeing the faint light of civilization in the distance. This is the same mindset that caught Van Gogh’s imagination. In fact, it excited Van Gogh so much, he would say to another painter before painting “But when shall I ever paint the Starry Sky, this painting that keeps haunting me” (Lewandowski). Starry Night Over the Rhone and Starry Night would be the culmination